Louisiana trooper charities merge to form single foundation for state troopersBATON ROUGE — Two Louisiana State Police charitable organizations are merging into a single new group called the Louisiana State Troopers Foundation. The process took three and a half years to complete. The Louisiana Troopers Charities and the Louisiana Trooper Foundation are the two organizations coming together. The new unified organization will operate as a charitable institution. It will partner with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to strengthen investment management for state troopers and their families.